

© Photo: Iikka Pirttikoski
Jaakko Niskala
#26 Nottingham Panthers / EIHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Feb 17, 1999
- Age
- 27
- Place of Birth
- Rovaniemi, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- RoKi
- Position
- D
- Height
- 187 cm / 6'2"
- Weight
- 88 kg / 194 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 26/27
Jaakko Niskala Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | U16 Mestis Q | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 2013-2014 | U16 Mestis | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | - | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | U16 SM-sarja | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 2015-2016 | U18 SM-sarja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2015-2016 | U18 Mestis Q | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2015-2016 | U18 Mestis | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2015-2016 | U18 SM-sarja | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | - | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | U18 SM-sarja | 39 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 48 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | |
| 2016-2017 | U20 SM-liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | U20 SM-liiga | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2018-2019 | U20 SM-liiga | 52 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 46 | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2018-2019 | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | U20 SM-liiga | 39 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 12 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2019-2020 | Liiga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Liiga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Mestis | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Liiga | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Liiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Liiga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Ligue Magnus | 42 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024-2025 | EIHL | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 29 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |
| 2025-2026 | Asia League | 40 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 17 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |
| 2026-2027 | EIHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | EIHL | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 81 |
Jaakko Niskala Tournament Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | JCWC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | French Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2024-2025 | EIHL Cup | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | EIHL Cup | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
Jaakko Niskala Career Totals by League
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.38 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -1 | |
| 2 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.27 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -2 | |
| 2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.24 | 22 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.36 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | 103 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.07 | 40 | -17 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.50 | 16 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.38 | 18 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | - | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 58 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.36 | 56 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - | |
| 4 | 137 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 0.30 | 70 | 69 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 14 | 7 |
Jaakko Niskala Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.35 | 19 | 17* | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 | 16 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.12 | 12 | -12 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.05 | 26 | -4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.13 | 6 | - | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | - | |
| 2 | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.31 | 48 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - | |
| 4 | 142 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 0.30 | 70 | 73 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 14 | 7 | |
| 1 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.40 | 10 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 40 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.38 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -1 | |
| 2 | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.26 | 58 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.32 | 22 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Jaakko Niskala Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | |
| 2016-2017 | |
| 2017-2018 | |
| 2018-2019 | |
| 2024-2025 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Nikko Icebucks | Nottingham Panthers | |
| Confirmed | Nottingham Panthers | Nikko Icebucks | |
| Confirmed | Amiens | Nottingham Panthers | |
| Confirmed | Kärpät | Amiens | |
| Loan | Kärpät | KalPa | |
| Loan | Kärpät | HPK | |
| Extension | Kärpät | Kärpät | |
| Loan | Kärpät | HPK | |
| Extension | Kärpät | Kärpät | |
| Loan | Kärpät | Hermes | |
| Extension | Kärpät U20 | Kärpät |